Rugsville Cyra Kashmir Silk Hand knotted Tan & Ivory Carpet 6' x 6'

Tan and ivory together is a quieter palette than the deep reds and indigos that dominate the silk-carpet tradition. The combination became fashionable in the late nineteenth century when European interiors began to favour pale wood, painted plaster, and the lighter neoclassical revival aesthetic, and dealers in Vienna and London commissioned weavers in the East to render the floral and medallion forms in cream-and-camel rather than the saturated ground colours of court tradition. The piece in front of you sits in that softer lineage, worked into a 6' radial silk composition.

Two weavers shared the loom for around six months. The mulberry silk is reeled from northern Indian cocoons and twisted to a fine yarn before being dyed in walnut and weld for the tan tones, with the ivory left at the natural silk colour. The cotton warp and weft are tensioned in a circular jig for the radial form. The knot density runs into the fine range, which the small floral geometry requires to remain crisp around the curve of the perimeter.

The composition

A pale ivory ground with a soft tan medallion at the centre, vine work radiating outward in muted camel and bone, and a tan-and-ivory border running the full circumference. The palette is restrained; the rug works as a tonal piece rather than a colourist one, with the value shifts between cream, ivory, beige, and tan doing the visual work. Silk reflects light differently at every angle, so the colour temperature shifts subtly as the viewer moves.

What you are buying

Pure silk round rugs at 6' diameter in soft palettes carry tags between 4,500 and 8,500 USD through Western specialists. The radial cartoon and concentric weaving technique require more skill than rectangular construction, and the soft palette in particular shows the quality of the dye work; muddy dyes betray themselves in a tan-on-ivory rug where they would hide in a deep red. The rug appreciates with use rather than depreciating.

The piece in a room

6' Round (183 cm diameter) anchors a circular foyer, sits beneath a round dining table for four, or grounds a sitting area arranged around a centre point. The tan and ivory palette pairs with bleached oak, brass, white plaster, soft leather, and pale stone floors. The piece welcomes contemporary minimalism as readily as transitional neoclassical decor, since the colour does not commit to a period.

Conservation

Rotate ninety degrees every three months. Vacuum on lowest suction with no beater bar and no brush. Blot any moisture immediately with a clean dry cotton cloth, working inward from the edge of the spill. A silk-specialist conservator should hand wash the rug every four to six years. Avoid direct sun; pale silks are the most vulnerable to fading.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted mulberry silk on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 183 cm diameter (6' Round)
• Construction: Persian asymmetric knot, radial cartoon
• Hands: 2 weavers, ~6 months
• Pile: 5 mm
• Dye: vegetable (walnut, weld) on undyed silk ivory
• Origin: India

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